a lot of great energy. a lot of fun. arer the 39 ths annual astro street fair drew hundreds of the castro sdplit is wonderful. so many much going on in the city we can always use the money for the city coffers. >> reporter: in addition to fleet week, the america's cup brought thousands to the waterfront. while most visitors heeded warnings about leaving their cars at home, some did not and were surprised by the lack of gridlock. it. >> was absolutely easy. i drove right to her house and found parking right away. >> the northbound section of the embarcadero was reserved for bikers and they took advantage of the road. >> i wish more people would have walking or riding a bike. there are still tons of cars and it surprises me people would be in a car. >> i don't want to leaf out the italian heritage parade or the 49ers game. to top it off a cruise ship docked in the city. live in san francisco, monty francis, nbc bay area news. >> very busy. thank you. >>> bart shattered records in terms of ridership. it carried 320,000 ride